Abstract at the Least (Reviews of Databased Studies of a Whimsical Nature)

As performance technologists collect data about performance in the workplace, they must be consciously aware how their presence affects the data they are collecting. While it would be improper to be dishonest in data collection, it is certainly not dishonest to use all avenues at hand to analyze problems. One wonders how many performance technologists realize the value of informal observation and analysis of jokes as a key to workplace relationships.     

Abstract at the Least (Reviews of Data-Based Studies of a Whimsical Nature)

A recent study, “Yawning: Effects of Stimulus Interest,” by Robert R. Provine and Heidi B. Hamernik has implications for performance technologists in the evaluation of training programs. Participants produce significantly more and longer yawns while observing uninteresting than while observing interesting stimuli. Moreover, the variable is not subject to the control of the participant. Methodology for recording yawns will need modification before the variable can be used in practice to evaluate training sessions.     

Abstract at the Least (Reviews of Data-Based Studies of a Whimsical Nature)

Dealing with human performance in complex organizations, the performance technologist encounters many types of personalities. The ability to judge the effects of those personalities on performance and receptivity to either training or incentive systems may be a crucial factor in the success of a needs assessment, job analysis, or intervention strategy. “The Wishy-Washy Personality,” as characterized by Arnold Goldberg, M.D., lacks the sense of self-possessing coherence, firmness, harmony, and continuity across time and space. Such a personality characterization has implications for performance.     

Abstract at the Least (Reviews of Datalbased Studies of a Whimsical Nature)

Occasionally it is refreshing to catch a view of your field from a new perspective. In a recent article from Adult Education Quarterly, Michael Collins uses prison educational systems as a metaphor for typical practice in adult education, seeing both as accomodative of existing norms rather than emancipatory. The question for performance technologists is whether application of a performance model can produce an emancipatory instructional experience—or is it whether we should all be jailed for our efforts?     

ABSTRACT at the Least (Reviews of Data-Based Studies of a Whimsical Nature)

One aspect of human resources development in which performance technologists are frequently involved is the establishment of selection procedures and criteria. There is a trend toward increased use of standardized tests in the selection process. A performance technologist might be involved in the selection of, or development of, tests for screening of applicants. Alex L. Chew and John D. Morris in their article “Investigation of the Lollipop Test as a Pre-Kindergarten Screening Instrument” provide a useful review of validation procedures.     

《说文》学的回顾与前瞻

《说文》学是我国传统语言学中的重要组成部分，以我国古代语言学大师、东汉许慎的《说文解字》以及许氏以降历代《说文》研究论著为研究对象的一门学科。《说文》研究可分为两个时期：一、前科学时期，始于汉末，终于清末；二、现代语言学时期，始于清末，直到当代。在2l世纪，要开创《说文》学研究的新局面，应注意理论创新、培植学派等问题。